Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 9hSampol Seminar with Asya Zhelyazkova, Erasmus University Rotterdam: “Not One-Size-Fits-All: Policy Preferences, Issue Salience, and Citizen Acceptance of Government Justifications for EU Compliance”. 021
Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Duncan McDonnell, Flinders University, presenting his book Youth Wings of the Populist Radical Right (Oxford) at the Sampol seminar this week. Coauthored with Sofia Ammassari, Ann-Cathrine Jungar, Anders Jupskås, & Cas Mudde. 041
Reposted by Department of Comparative Politics UiBDuncan McDonnell @duncanmcdonnell.com · 24/09/2026Landing in Bergen, where at 2 pm today, I’ll be giving a research seminar on our new book "Youth Wings of the Populist Radical Right" at @sampol.bsky.social in the University of Bergen. 081
Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Visit today by Jørgen Watne Frydnes, head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. In a meeting with staff and master's students, Frydnes talked about work in the committee, and about processes and dilemmas in the work with the Nobel Peace Prize. 041
Reposted by Department of Comparative Politics UiBBergen Global CMI/UiB @bergenglobal.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Russians 🇷🇺 are soon heading for the polls – why bother? @kailmarkvart.bsky.social, Mstislav Grivachev and Irina Anisimova explore how Russian authorities use propaganda and disinformation to shape public opinion ➡️ Thursday 17 Sept ⏰ 15:00 📍 here/zoombergenglobal.noWhy dictators hold elections - Bergen Global 053
Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 07/09/2026🌟 New article 👤 Arjan Schakel 👉 An overlooked revolution? Party system denationalisation in Western European multilevel election systems 📗 Open access in West European Politics 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0140...doi.orgAn overlooked revolution? Party system denationalisation in Western European multilevel election systemsThis article argues that party system denationalisation in Western Europe has been underestimated due to methodological nationalism, which privileges national elections and parties as units of anal... 030
Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 02/09/2026🌟 New article 👤 Ruben B. Mathisen @rubenmathisen.bsky.social 👉 Coincidental Representation: How Congruence and Influence shape Public Satisfaction with Government 📗 Open access in: Political Behavior 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s111... 051
Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Rokkan Symposium 2026: Threats against democracy and democracies' resistance to external and internal threats. This year's Rokkan Memorial Lecturer Steven Levitsky started with a presentation on democratic resilience among the Third Wave democracies. 🧵 1/6 261
Reposted by Department of Comparative Politics UiBHans E. Offerdal @hofferdal.bsky.social · 26/08/2026In a packed University Aula, Steven Levitsky struck a cautiously optimistic note before a captivated University of Bergen audience. His optimism rests on the possibility, though far from certain, that private business and civil society will act as a counterweight to Trump. @cfr.org @kettering.org 052
Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Stein Rokkan Memorial Lecture today: Professor Steven Levitsky: "The Great Abdication. How America Lost Its Democracy". 0114
Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 12/08/2026🌟 Nytt kapittel 👥 Atle H. Haugsgjerd, Staffan Kumlin & Jonas Linde @jonaslinde.bsky.social 👉 Politisk tillit under press i Norge? 📗 Konflikt og mobilisering. En studie av stortingsvalget 2025, red. Johannes Bergh & Atle H. Haugsgjerd 🔗 cdforskning.no/cdf/catalog/... 051
Reposted by Department of Comparative Politics UiBGeorg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Honoured to have joined the editorial board of the Journal of European Social Policy, alongside many distinguished scholars in the field of comparative welfare state research. uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/jo... @sampol.bsky.socialuk.sagepub.comJournal of European Social PolicyJournal of European Social Policy 0102
Reposted by Department of Comparative Politics UiBRuben Mathisen @rubenmathisen.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Boken min er ute!📚 Intro til kvantitativ metode med R. Dekker hele forskningsprosessen, inkl: statistikk, databehandling, forskningsdesign, formidling, lage figurer/tabeller, osv. Rettet mot bachelornivå. Innholdsfortegnelse🧵👇 1184
Reposted by Department of Comparative Politics UiBDepartment of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 28/05/2026We are hiring! Please share 👉 💡 2 PhD positions 🇳🇴 Department of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen 🗓️ 4 years 💶 Fully funded 👩🏫 25 % teaching ⏳ 11 August 2026 🔗 www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... 02320
Reposted by Department of Comparative Politics UiBKyle Marquardt @kailmarkvart.bsky.social · 30/06/2026If you're in Astana on Thursday, I'll be presenting some of my ongoing research at NU! 1113
Reposted by Department of Comparative Politics UiBYouth Political Representation Research Network @youthpolrep.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Exciting new publication on the representation of youth below voting age and migrants by @janabelschner.bsky.social, I. Faleide, J. Sipinen & A.J. Spitzer:cambridge.orgRepresentation by proxy? The democratic inclusion of youth and migrants | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge CoreRepresentation by proxy? The democratic inclusion of youth and migrants 071
Reposted by Department of Comparative Politics UiBRuben Mathisen @rubenmathisen.bsky.social · 24/06/2026I anledning skattekommisjonens rapport: For noen år siden undersøkte jeg nordmenns skattepreferanser: En bred tverrpolitisk enighet hvis du spør _velgerne_ til partiene er at skattesystemet bør være progressivt hele veien. Det står i kontrast til det faktiske systemet som er regressivt i toppen.🧵 510750
Reposted by Department of Comparative Politics UiBPerspectives on Politics @poppublicsphere.bsky.social · 24/06/2026NOW OUT ON FIRSTVIEW!! Citizen–Elite #Toxicity & #Political #Equality Online By @janabelschner.bsky.social & Linn Sandberg doi.org/10.1017/S153... 0113
Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 24/06/2026📣 New article 🌟 👥 Jana Belschner, Ingrid Faleide, Josefina Sipinen & Aaron Spitzer 👉 Representation by proxy? The democratic inclusion of youth and migrants 📗 Open Access in: European Journal of Political Research 🔗 doi:10.1017/S1475676526101443 151
Reposted by Department of Comparative Politics UiBEuropean Journal of Political Research @ejprjournal.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Taking a stand ✋️🧍 These authors 🧵 use survey data across 9 countries to assess the downstreams consequences of #AffectivePolarization & intervene to successfully reduce participants #AffectivePolarization in 6 of the 9, improving interpersonal relations and social norms buff.ly/tHRWa65cambridge.orgThe (alleged) consequences of affective polarization: A survey experiment in nine democracies | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge CoreThe (alleged) consequences of affective polarization: A survey experiment in nine democracies 12016
Reposted by Department of Comparative Politics UiBPierre Van Wolleghem @piervanwoll.bsky.social · 09/06/2026How do governments quietly shape asylum outcomes? Not by rejecting claims outright, but by choosing which kind of protection to grant New evidence published in Political Research Quarterly: doi.org/10.1177/1065... #AsylumPolicy #EUPolitics @NORCE @sampol.bsky.social @hakangs.bsky.socialdoi.orgThe State and the Refugee. Governing Asylum at the Intersection Between Politics and Administration - Pierre G. Van Wolleghem, 2026This article examines how asylum decisions in European Union member states are shaped by the tension between administrative assessment and government preference... 0126
Reposted by Department of Comparative Politics UiBLeiv Marsteintredet @leivm.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Come work at the best Department that exists (yes, I am biased). 065
Reposted by Department of Comparative Politics UiBGeorg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Two PhD positions at my department! 🚨 PhD projects in political economy or political theory explicitly welcome. Feel free to get in touch with me if you have any questions. 052
Reposted by Department of Comparative Politics UiBJonas Linde @jonaslinde.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Great opportunity: Two open PhD positions available at the Department of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...jobbnorge.noTwo PhD positions at the Department of Comparative Politics (302783) | University of BergenJob title: Two PhD positions at the Department of Comparative Politics (302783), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Tuesday, August 11, 2026 032
Reposted by Department of Comparative Politics UiBCambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 29/05/2026#OpenAccess from @ejprjournal.bsky.social - The (alleged) consequences of affective polarization: A survey experiment in nine democracies - cup.org/43vEJV0 - @eelcoharteveld.bsky.social, @leberntzen.bsky.social, @andrejkokkonen.bsky.social, @hayleekelsall.bsky.social, et al #FirstView 11511
Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 28/05/2026We are hiring! Please share 👉 💡 2 PhD positions 🇳🇴 Department of Comparative Politics, University of Bergen 🗓️ 4 years 💶 Fully funded 👩🏫 25 % teaching ⏳ 11 August 2026 🔗 www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... 02320
Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 26/05/2026🌟 New article 👥 Eelco Harteveld, Lars Erik Berntzen, Andrej Kokkonen, Haylee Kelsall, Jonas Linde & Stefan Dahlberg 👉 The (alleged) consequences of affective polarization: A survey experiment in nine democracies 📗 European Journal of Political Research 🔗 www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 01810
Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 26/05/2026🌟 New chapter 👤 Ragnhild Nilsson 👉 It’s a Long Way from Invisibility to Visual Sovereignty: The Absence of Sámi Women in Film During the 1970s 📗 Women Filmmakers and the Welfare State. Transnational Film Cultures During the Long 1970s in Canada and Sweden 🔗 www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-... 061
Reposted by Department of Comparative Politics UiBGeorg Picot @gpicot.bsky.social · 15/05/2026"top viewed!" - never mind the small print ;-) 192
Reposted by Department of Comparative Politics UiBKyle Marquardt @kailmarkvart.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Very excited to be giving this talk on @vdeminstitute.bsky.social methodology on Tuesday, May 12, in Ulaanbaatar - it should be a great conversation! And thanks to @mongoliafocus.bsky.social for the great discussion (and contacts) that led to it! mongoliafocus.com/2026/03/demo... 0205
Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 30/04/2026📢 New chapter 🌟 👤 José Zurita-Tapia @josezuritat.bsky.social 👉 Youth Quotas in Context: Institutional Change and Political Representation in Ecuador (1979–2023) 📘 Youth Political Representation, eds Kira Renée Kurz & Brit Anlar 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/978-... 064
Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 29/04/2026📣 New article 🌟 👥 Anja Tucker 👉 Constituting self-determination : constitution-making referendums in the US Virgin Islands 📗 Open Access in: Small States & Territories 🔗 www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/... 021
Reposted by Department of Comparative Politics UiBEuropean Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 28/04/2026⏰ 3 days left ⏰ 🏅 Stein Rokkan Prize ✅ Presented by @sciencecouncil.bsky.social, @sampol.bsky.social & ECPR 🏆 Awarded for a book that makes a substantial & original contribution to comparative #SocialScience research 💰 Prize fund: £4,300 📅 Nominate by 1 May #ECPRPrizes #ComparativeResearchbuff.lyFind out moreECPR 2026 Stein Rokkan Prize 054
Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 27/04/2026📣 New article 🌟 👥 Jana Belschner, Jacob Aars & Jo Saglie 👉 Does Enfranchisement Increase Descriptive Representation? The Case of Voting Age Reforms 📗 Political Behavior 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s111... 0146
Reposted by Department of Comparative Politics UiBEuropean Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 13/04/2026🤔 Do you know of an outstanding 📖 published work in comparative social science research? ✍️ Don't forget to nominate for the 2026 🏆 Stein Rokkan Prize! 💰 £4,300 fund 🎙️ Presented with @sciencecouncil.bsky.social, @sampol.bsky.social 🛎️ Nominations close Fri 1 May buff.ly/e1QnUDbecpr.euFind out more and nominateStein Rokkan Prize | European Consortium for Political Research 042
Reposted by Department of Comparative Politics UiBGovernance Journal @govjournal.bsky.social · 31/03/2026New Article: Responsive to What? Explaining the Information Quality of Public Comments on Bureaucratic Policymaking Using a Text-as-Data Approach From: @adrianabuneauib.bsky.social, @sergiulipcean.bsky.social, @chrauh.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... 0124
Reposted by Department of Comparative Politics UiBRegional & Federal Studies @regfedst.bsky.social · 01/04/2026⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦… 🇪🇸 @javiermcanto.bsky.social & @julitudo.bsky.social examined the similarities, differences, and dynamics of competition between #Vox and #AliançaCatalana in #Catalonia. 🗳️ What factors influence voters to choose between them? 🔓 Article in #openaccess here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... 0104
Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 27/03/2026📣 New article 🌟 👥 Adriana Bunea, Sergiu Lipcean & Christian Rauh 👉 Responsive to What? Explaining the Information Quality of Public Comments on Bureaucratic Policymaking Using a Text-as-Data Approach 📗 Open access in: Governance 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/gove... 093
Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Sampol-professor Gunnar Grendstad retter kritikk mot rekrutteringen av nye dommere til Høyesterett. Fra 2 til 3 ledige stillinger i løpet av få dager.rett24.noDenne tilsettingsprosessen er blitt Høyesterett uverdigDommer Erik Thyness skylder offentligheten en forklaring på sin dårlig timete avgang. Innstillingsrådet må gjøre om sitt vedtak og sette i gang en ny utlysningsprosess. 131
Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 23/03/2026📣 New article 🌟 👥 Lars Erik Berntzen, Cornelius Cappelen, Lilliana Mason & Tor Midtbø 👉 Mind the Gap: Partisan Bias in Justifying Political Violence in the United States 📗 Open Access in: Public Opinion Quarterly @poqjournal.bsky.social 🔗https://doi.org/10.1093/poq/nfag010 051
Reposted by Department of Comparative Politics UiBRuben Mathisen @rubenmathisen.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Skriver i ABC nyheter i dag om misvisende bruk statistikk i innvandringsdebatten. www.abcnyheter.no/stemmer/misv...abcnyheter.noKan få litt absurde konsekvenserÅ ikke ta hensyn til gruppestørrelser kan få litt absurde konsekvenser. 02011
Reposted by Department of Comparative Politics UiBEuropean Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 16/03/2026📚 Do you know of an outstanding published work in comparative #SocialSciences research? 🌟 Nominations are now OPEN for the 2026 Stein Rokkan Prize 🏆 Presented by @sciencecouncil.bsky.social, @sampol.bsky.social & ECPR 💰 £4,300 prize fund ⏰ Fri 1 May buff.ly/PFwkwVx #ECPRPrizes #ComparativeResearchbuff.lyFind out more and nominateStein Rokkan Prize | European Consortium for Political Research 065
Reposted by Department of Comparative Politics UiBSergiu Lipcean @sergiulipcean.bsky.social · 11/03/2026In the new issue of MAD css.ethz.ch/en/publicati..., I have a brief analysis of campaign financing in Moldova's 2025 parliamentary elections, looking at broad patterns of income and spending, including a very superficial analysis of the relationship between campaign spending and electoral returns.css.ethz.chNo. 005: The Parliamentary Elections of 2025 IIThis issue of the Moldovan Analytical Digest covers topics related to the parliamentary elections of September 2025. The first contribution, a paper by Sergiu Lipcean, delves into campaign financing r... 064
Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 11/03/2026🌟 New article 🇲🇩 👤 Sergiu Lipcean @sergiulipcean.bsky.social 👉 Campaign Financing in Moldova’s 2025 Parliamentary Elections 📗 Open access in: Moldovan Analytical Digest 🔗 css.ethz.ch/en/publicati... 042
Reposted by Department of Comparative Politics UiBMartin Okolikj @mokolikj.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Our article is out in @thejop.bsky.social with @marchooghe.bsky.social and Michael Lewis-Beck Using 2019 Belgian election data, we show that economic voting is multidimensional-and that different dimensions vary across regional economic context! www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...journals.uchicago.eduThe Compleat Economic Voter in Belgium: Channels of Accountability in a Complex Multilevel Government System | The Journal of PoliticsRecent literature has suggested that economic voting is a multidimensional concept, where valence is but one aspect of the compleat economic voter, along with economic policy position and patrimony (i... 392
Reposted by Department of Comparative Politics UiBEuropean Consortium for Political Research @ecpr.bsky.social · 06/03/2026🏆Nominations are open for the £4,300 Stein Rokkan Prize ✨ Mark this #InternationalWomensDay by nominating outstanding work by women in comparative social sciences 📚️ 🎙️ Presented with @sciencecouncil.bsky.social & @sampol.bsky.social ⏳ Nominate by Fri 1 May #IWD2026buff.lyStein Rokkan PrizeNominate by 1 May 2026 035
Reposted by Department of Comparative Politics UiBAdriana Bunea @adrianabuneauib.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Delighted to see our article out at @jeppjournal.bsky.social! Right on time to make a contribution to the debate on the @ec.europa.eu's new initiative to reform its Better Regulation policy. Open access & part of @erc.europa.eu ERC project CONSULTATIONEFFECTS. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comDoes public participation in supranational policymaking enhance the European Commission’s legislative agenda-setting success?Under what conditions does public participation in supranational policymaking help the European Commission strengthen its legislative agenda-setting power and minimise the change of legislative pro... 0125
Department of Comparative Politics UiB @sampol.bsky.social · 26/02/2026📢 New article 🌟 👤 Alexander Verdoes 👉 District expectations and strategic defection in two-tiered proportional systems: The case of the 2021 Norwegian election 📗 Electoral Studies 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.el...doi.orgRedirecting 061